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Subject
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Deposited by
Cabinet Office
Type
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Author
Cabinet Office
Committed on
24 January 2006
Received on
25 January 2006
Subjects
Access; Data protection; ICT; Internet; Electronic commerce; Privacy; Public sector; Cabinet Office; Electronic government; e-Government Unit
Lords Library location
HINF 2006/182
Date
24 January 2006
Reference
DEP 06/229
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Cabinet Office
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Cabinet Office
Committed on
10 August 2005
Originated on
1 April 2005
Received on
10 August 2005
Subjects
Data processing; ICT; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Lords Library location
HDEP 2005/419
Date
10 August 2005
Reference
HDEP 2005/419
House
House of Lords
My Lords, although the use of what the Civil Service calls "controlled vocabulary" may operate as a disincentive to get online to the Government, can the Government say whether there has been a significant improvement in the access to e-government over the past two years? It was made clear in June 2003 that only one-tenth of the population was using the online e-government services, as compared with 50 per cent of the population in Canada, with its single portal.
My Lords, although the use of what the Civil Service calls "controlled vocabulary" may operate as a disincentive to get online to the Government, can the Government say whether there has been a significant improvement in the access to e-government over the past two years? It was made clear in June 2003 that only one-tenth of the population was using the online e-government services, as compared with 50 per cent of the population in Canada, with its single portal.
Asked by
Lord Maclennan of Rogart
(Liberal Democrat)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, there have been improvements, and I am sure that the e-Government Unit is aware of its role and responsibility in ensuring that those improvements continue. There is an increasing number of visits to government websites and increased participation—as I understand—in www.govtalk.gov.uk. So I believe that people are learning their way around the system.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c963-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I really wonder whether the noble Lord is aware of the extent to which he has attracted to himself this morning the wholehearted sympathy of the House at the appalling ordeal that he has had to go through in not giving a single answer to a question and really fluffing what he has said beyond the limits of comprehension.
My Lords, I really wonder whether the noble Lord is aware of the extent to which he has attracted to himself this morning the wholehearted sympathy of the House at the appalling ordeal that he has had to go through in not giving a single answer to a question and really fluffing what he has said beyond the limits of comprehension.
Asked by
Lord Peyton of Yeovil
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, the noble Lord always makes generous remarks across the House, and I suppose that I have to be the beneficiary of those remarks on some occasions.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c964
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, would the Minister comment on how successful the OGC has been in implementing Sir Peter Gershon's e-government efficiency review?
My Lords, would the Minister comment on how successful the OGC has been in implementing Sir Peter Gershon's e-government efficiency review?
Asked by
Lord St John of Bletso
(Crossbench)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, I can only at large and in general say that I believe that there have been improvements. The work of Sir Peter Gershon has been widely welcomed throughout government, and our IT record is one of continued improvement and success.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c964
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, can the Minister not pass on congratulations to the civil servants on producing a document that is completely incomprehensible to a normal person and really does not make any sense at all? Why cannot they learn to write English?
My Lords, can the Minister not pass on congratulations to the civil servants on producing a document that is completely incomprehensible to a normal person and really does not make any sense at all? Why cannot they learn to write English?
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, having looked at the document, which has a modest number of words, I disagree with the noble Earl. I believe that IT users in the business will probably find it very helpful and useful. Certainly, when I read it, I began to understand notions relating to taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c963
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, there have been improvements, and I am sure that the e-Government Unit is aware of its role and responsibility in ensuring that those improvements continue. There is an increasing number of visits to government websites and increased participation—as I understand—in www.govtalk.gov.uk. So I believe that people are learning their way around the system.
My Lords, there have been improvements, and I am sure that the e-Government Unit is aware of its role and responsibility in ensuring that those improvements continue. There is an increasing number of visits to government websites and increased participation—as I understand—in www.govtalk.gov.uk. So I believe that people are learning their way around the system.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Maclennan of Rogart
(Liberal Democrat)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, although the use of what the Civil Service calls "controlled vocabulary" may operate as a disincentive to get online to the Government, can the Government say whether there has been a significant improvement in the access to e-government over the past two years? It was made clear in June 2003 that only one-tenth of the population was using the online e-government services, as compared with 50 per cent of the population in Canada, with its single portal.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c963-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, having looked at the document, which has a modest number of words, I disagree with the noble Earl. I believe that IT users in the business will probably find it very helpful and useful. Certainly, when I read it, I began to understand notions relating to taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies.
My Lords, having looked at the document, which has a modest number of words, I disagree with the noble Earl. I believe that IT users in the business will probably find it very helpful and useful. Certainly, when I read it, I began to understand notions relating to taxonomies, thesauri and ontologies.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Earl Ferrers
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, can the Minister not pass on congratulations to the civil servants on producing a document that is completely incomprehensible to a normal person and really does not make any sense at all? Why cannot they learn to write English?
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c963
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I can only at large and in general say that I believe that there have been improvements. The work of Sir Peter Gershon has been widely welcomed throughout government, and our IT record is one of continued improvement and success.
My Lords, I can only at large and in general say that I believe that there have been improvements. The work of Sir Peter Gershon has been widely welcomed throughout government, and our IT record is one of continued improvement and success.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord St John of Bletso
(Crossbench)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, would the Minister comment on how successful the OGC has been in implementing Sir Peter Gershon's e-government efficiency review?
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c964
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, the noble Lord always makes generous remarks across the House, and I suppose that I have to be the beneficiary of those remarks on some occasions.
My Lords, the noble Lord always makes generous remarks across the House, and I suppose that I have to be the beneficiary of those remarks on some occasions.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Peyton of Yeovil
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I really wonder whether the noble Lord is aware of the extent to which he has attracted to himself this morning the wholehearted sympathy of the House at the appalling ordeal that he has had to go through in not giving a single answer to a question and really fluffing what he has said beyond the limits of comprehension.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c964
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, not that I am aware, no.
My Lords, not that I am aware, no.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Viscount Eccles
(Conservative)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, is the Minister aware that if he were unfortunate enough to have cancer of the bladder, medical advice would be that he should eat no more tomatoes? Is that information on the website?
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c964
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, yes, the document was published in 2002 by the Office of the e-Envoy, at the request of technical users in
government who were new to the subject. It was produced in-house at an estimated cost of less than £100.
My Lords, yes, the document was published in 2002 by the Office of the e-Envoy, at the request of technical users in
government who were new to the subject. It was produced in-house at an estimated cost of less than £100.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c962-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, is the Minister aware that if he were unfortunate enough to have cancer of the bladder, medical advice would be that he should eat no more tomatoes? Is that information on the website?
My Lords, is the Minister aware that if he were unfortunate enough to have cancer of the bladder, medical advice would be that he should eat no more tomatoes? Is that information on the website?
Asked by
Viscount Eccles
(Conservative)
Oral questions - Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, not that I am aware, no.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c964
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that information. I ask him to congratulate the civil servants concerned on the diligence and speed with which they must have produced 12,000 words and four charts on the subject of Tomatoes are not the only fruit, containing such gems of information as:
"How long has it been for many of us since the primary meaning of the word 'mouse' has been 'a small furry mammal that frightens elephants?'",
or the information that carrots can be either salad or root vegetables. That will no doubt come in very helpful in promoting e-government.
Can we also congratulate the authors of the Guide to Meta-Tagging with the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary, which gives another eight pages of valuable advice and information? It includes the information that the phrase "common agricultural policy" may appear under the phrase "European Union" or under "Farming" but will mean the same under both.
Given the diligence of the civil servants in the unit, can the Minister assure the House that the same energy and effectiveness is being applied to delivering information security throughout the public sector? Are such arrangements susceptible, or likely to be susceptible, to external challenge?
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that information. I ask him to congratulate the civil servants concerned on the diligence and speed with which they must have produced 12,000 words and four charts on the subject of Tomatoes are not the only fruit, containing such gems of information as:
"How long has it been for many of us since the primary meaning of the word 'mouse' has been 'a small furry mammal that frightens elephants?'",
or the information that carrots can be either salad or root vegetables. That will no doubt come in very helpful in promoting e-government.
Can we also congratulate the authors of the Guide to Meta-Tagging with the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary, which gives another eight pages of valuable advice and information? It includes the information that the phrase "common agricultural policy" may appear under the phrase "European Union" or under "Farming" but will mean the same under both.
Given the diligence of the civil servants in the unit, can the Minister assure the House that the same energy and effectiveness is being applied to delivering information security throughout the public sector? Are such arrangements susceptible, or likely to be susceptible, to external challenge?
Asked by
Lord Harris of Haringey
(Labour)
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, I shall of course pass on my noble friend's congratulations. However, I have a sneaking suspicion that civil servants are as we speak listening carefully to his kind congratulations and warm words.
As to my noble friend's second point, there is an important issue at root here—I said that with a straight face. The Government are paying careful attention to those information security issues. The document, although it has attracted a certain levity, is I am sure most useful to those who work in government IT services.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Information; Government information services; Public sector; Publishing; Security; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c963
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
My Lords, I shall of course pass on my noble friend's congratulations. However, I have a sneaking suspicion that civil servants are as we speak listening carefully to his kind congratulations and warm words.
As to my noble friend's second point, there is an important issue at root here—I said that with a straight face. The Government are paying careful attention to those information security issues. The document, although it has attracted a certain levity, is I am sure most useful to those who work in government IT services.
My Lords, I shall of course pass on my noble friend's congratulations. However, I have a sneaking suspicion that civil servants are as we speak listening carefully to his kind congratulations and warm words.
As to my noble friend's second point, there is an important issue at root here—I said that with a straight face. The Government are paying careful attention to those information security issues. The document, although it has attracted a certain levity, is I am sure most useful to those who work in government IT services.
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Asked by
Lord Harris of Haringey
(Labour)
Type
Oral answers to questions
My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for that information. I ask him to congratulate the civil servants concerned on the diligence and speed with which they must have produced 12,000 words and four charts on the subject of Tomatoes are not the only fruit, containing such gems of information as:
"How long has it been for many of us since the primary meaning of the word 'mouse' has been 'a small furry mammal that frightens elephants?'",
or the information that carrots can be either salad or root vegetables. That will no doubt come in very helpful in promoting e-government.
Can we also congratulate the authors of the Guide to Meta-Tagging with the Integrated Public Sector Vocabulary, which gives another eight pages of valuable advice and information? It includes the information that the phrase "common agricultural policy" may appear under the phrase "European Union" or under "Farming" but will mean the same under both.
Given the diligence of the civil servants in the unit, can the Minister assure the House that the same energy and effectiveness is being applied to delivering information security throughout the public sector? Are such arrangements susceptible, or likely to be susceptible, to external challenge?
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c963
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords
Whether the time spent preparing the e-Government Unit's document Tomatoes are not the only fruit: a rough guide to taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies and the like, represents value for money.
Whether the time spent preparing the e-Government Unit's document Tomatoes are not the only fruit: a rough guide to taxonomies, thesauri, ontologies and the like, represents value for money.
Asked by
Lord Harris of Haringey
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Bassam of Brighton
(Labour)
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
For answer on
9 June 2005
Answered on
9 June 2005
My Lords, yes, the document was published in 2002 by the Office of the e-Envoy, at the request of technical users in
government who were new to the subject. It was produced in-house at an estimated cost of less than £100.
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; Government information services; Publishing; Electronic government; e-Government Unit; Thesauri
Date
9 June 2005
Reference
672 c962-3
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
House
House of Lords